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CVE-2026-41702

TOCTOU local privilege escalation vulnerability

HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: May 15, 2026 at 06:11 AM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 02:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFusion

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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

VMware Fusion contains a TOCTOU (Time-of-check Time-of-use) vulnerability that occurs during an operation performed by a SETUID binary. A malicious actor with local non-administrative user privileges may exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges to root on the system where Fusion is installed.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Fusion· VMware
95%
v < 26h12025H2
Affected range stops below 2026H1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/37454

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-367

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